The Best Episodes Written By Richard Fielder

Every TV Episode Written by Richard Fielder Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Road Kill
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Road Kill

    S1:E3

    The affair between the husband of a wealthy woman and her distant cousin leads to her murder. Virgil immediately suspects the pair.But he has a difficult time persuading Gillespie, who is a long time friend of the man and Bubba, who has been seeing the cousin.Bubba and Virgil clash again and Virgil is frustrated when the Chief rejects his theory about the crime.

    Director:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Fate
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Fate

    S1:E4

    Racial tensions run high when a married white woman has an affair with a black businessman from New York.Meanwhile Virgil is not happy when the Chief enlists his aid in tracking down Bubba's cousin, a suspected moonshiner.

    Director:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Night of the Owl
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Night of the Owl

    S1:E3

    Jim Mallory is a forest ranger who along with his wife Linda, have adopted a girl named Anne. The couple have never told Anne that her parents died in a bizarre murder-suicide for fear that the news might disturb her. A blackmailer contacts Jim and demands money. He says that he will tell Anne the secret of her past if Jim doesn't pay up. Jim agrees to pay, but informs the police. The blackmailers figure out that something is up and change the site of the money drop. Later the blackmailers get into an argument and one of them is killed. When the police find the body, they suspect Jim Mallory. Jim manages to catch the blackmailer to clear his name, but he doesn't get to him in time to stop her from telling Anne the secret about her parents. Anne is troubled by the news, but manages to take it in stride. She tells the Mallorys that she loves them and has always considered them her real parents.

    Director:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - To Catch a Butterfly
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - To Catch a Butterfly

    S1:E19

    Bill and Janet Nelson move into a new home next door to a family named Stander. Unfortunately, the Stander's son Eddie is a homicidal monster. Eddie kills the Nelson's dog and then runs a trip wire across the cellar stairs that almost causes Janet to break her neck. Bill knows that Eddie is responsible, but Eddie's father Jack Stander won't do anything. Jack controls the boy's life with an iron hand. It is later revealed that Eddie is not the source of the problems. Eddie, himself, is a victim of parental misunderstanding.

    Director:N/A

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Richard Fielder Ratings Summary

"Road Kill" is the best rated episode written by Richard Fielder. It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 3/15/1988 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Fate".